Hey! My name is Cassy Cook. I was born in Kansas, lived here in Olathe until the end of 2nd grade. Then I moved up to Columbus, NE. Lived there until the end of 8th grade. During the eighth grade I fractured my wrist during a track meet. It wasn’t classified as a break so I still have my record of never having broken a bone or had to get stitches or anything like that. With the exception of when I had my arm in a sling for two weeks due to unsportsmanlike conduct by my friend Derek before the championship tennis game, that record is still intact. Then I moved back to Olathe in 9th grade and have lived here ever since.
Animals around the world compete for resources every day. From tigers in the Serengeti to ants in the fields, resources are limited things needed for everyday life. The tiger competes with its herd and other herds for gazelle, deer, and other animals that they are able to catch. A sugar glider will challenge another mammal when it feels that its food source is threatened. The berries that some birds eat are constantly being eaten and damaged by ants, flies, gnats, ticks and other small insects. Darwin’s finches are all adapted to eat different things. Why do you think that is? It’s because the amount that a bird eats is so extraordinary that there isn’t enough food in the world for every bird to eat the same things. A herd of lions may be responsible for taking down an elephant but how many of the lions will actually make a meal out of the elephant? Odds are that everyone will get at least one bite of it but only one or two will get a full meal.
However, animals are not the only creatures that compete for resources. People and governments and countries themselves compete every day. China and India, right this very second, are in a ‘battle’ of sorts for the oil rigs and wells that were previously shared between these countries. People are turning against one another in the campaign for this natural resource (oil). America trades with many countries like China, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and Mexico for our resources. We trade grain and other crops for things such as wool, textiles, wine, rum, cheap labor and rice. These trade channels are what makes it so America doesn’t have to go and compete for the resources that keep our nation fortified. That and the act that we are the most hated country because of our wealth yet we have the most beneficial allies is nothing short of remarkable as we get the vast majority of our resources without having to fight for them.
So now I hope that it’s clear that every species and every Genus competes for resources. It is not just animals and it is not just humans, everything competes in order to survive. That’s just the way of the world.
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1 comment:
I liked the information you gave. It was very interesting and you can tell you did research on the subject. It was a little short though and seemed to be missing some information. Overall thought it was pretty good. The pictures were interesting as well.
Amanda Beullens-Hour 4
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